Nirwana among best 10

Nirwana among best 10

JAKARTA (JP): Le Meridien Nirwana Golf and Spa Resort in Bali
has been named one of the world's 10 best resorts to dream about
and head for by United Kingdom's Golf International magazine, the
hotel announced on Saturday.

Hotel director of sales and marketing Desmond James said the
hotel was picked because "the spectacular views from the ocean
facing holes of the resort's Greg Norman's design golf course and
the drama of the rice terraces that surrounds the fairways and
greens."

The top 10 list was compiled by Special Hotels, a specialist
travel guide on top hotels and resorts around the world.

Earlier this year, the resort hotel topped the charts of Asian
Resort of the year in the Hertz International Travel Award, James
said.

The 278-room hotel is part of the Nirwana Bali Resort, a 100-
hectare integrated resort located in Tabanan, adjacent to the
sacred Tanah Lot temple.

The resort, officially opened in November 1997, is owned and
was developed by PT Bakrie Nirwana Resort, a subsidiary of the
widely diversified Bakrie Group. (gis)